Toho’s Godzilla Minus One has been a monster-sized success in U.S. theaters, scaring up over $50 million domestically with a worldwide total of just under $100 million.
As we recently learned, Toho is celebrating with a brand new black & white version of the movie, titled Godzilla Minus One Minus Color. It was released in theaters over in Japan earlier this month, but when will you be able to see the “minus color” version in the United States?
According to a listing on the official AMC Theatres website, Godzilla Minus One Minus Color will be getting a theatrical release here in the States on Friday, January 26, 2024!
How many theaters will it be playing in? And how long will it be playing for? We have no idea at this time, but you probably want to jump on that while you have the chance.
Watch the trailer for the monochrome version of Godzilla Minus One below, which evokes the classic black & white spirit of Toho’s original Godzilla movie from back in 1954.
Toho’s Godzilla Minus One, written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, sees an already devastated post-World War II Japan facing a new threat in the form of Godzilla.
Yamazaki said in a new statement, “We are now able to announce Godzilla-1.0/C, which we have been working on for a long time. Rather than just making it monochrome, it is a cut by cut. I had them make adjustments while making full use of various mattes, as if they were creating a new movie. What I was aiming for was a style that looked like it was taken by masters of monochrome photography. We were able to unearth the texture of the skin and the details of the scenery that were hidden in the photographed data. Then, a frightening Godzilla, just like the one in the documentary, appeared. By eliminating color, a new sense of reality emerges. Please live and resist further fear at the theater.”
Matt Donato writes in his 4.5 star review for Bloody Disgusting, “Minus One is a blessing to Toho’s kaiju franchise and a towering accomplishment for the entire kaiju subgenre.”
The rave review continues, “After thirty-plus films and nearly seventy years, Toho confidently delivers one of their best Godzilla movies to date.”
The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki, with music by Naoki Sato.
Godzilla Minus One is rated PG-13 for “creature violence and action.”
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